The Case Of
The Case Of is your eyes and ears inside the courtroom for Australia's biggest trials. Unpacking major trials recently heard in court, and cases in the headlines. This podcast will explain how it all works and answer your questions along the way.
The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit podcast Mushroom Case Daily, and all episodes of that show will remain available in the back catalogue of The Case Of.
The response to Mushroom Case Daily was overwhelming, with more than 8000 emails from listeners, many of them noting how the coverage had given them unprecedented insight into Australia's criminal judicial system. We decided to convert the podcast into an ongoing trial coverage feed to continue delivering on this front, following cases that capture the public's attention.
The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit podcast Mushroom Case Daily, and all episodes of that show will remain available in the back catalogue of The Case Of.
The response to Mushroom Case Daily was overwhelming, with more than 8000 emails from listeners, many of them noting how the coverage had given them unprecedented insight into Australia's criminal judicial system. We decided to convert the podcast into an ongoing trial coverage feed to continue delivering on this front, following cases that capture the public's attention.
Episodes (52)
Croc Wrangler: The cause of the crash, and the trials before Matt Wright's
The Northern Territory courts have been dealing with the fallout from the helicopter crash that killed Chris Wilson for years before this trial.In this episode, Olivana Lathouris and Matt Garrick join...
Croc Wrangler: Matt Wright verdict returned after six-hour deliberation
The jury has reached its verdict in the trial of croc wrangler Matt Wright — but not without a twist.In this episode, reporters Olivana Lathouris and Matt Garrick join Stephen Stockwell to take you...
Croc Wrangler: Defence and prosecution make final bids to jury
The jury has begun deliberations in the trial of Matt Wright, after three days of closing arguments and judge's directions.In this episode, Stephen Stockwell, Olivana Lathouris and Matthew Garrick...
Mushroom Lunch: Victims’ pain laid bare at Erin Patterson plea hearing
Mushroom Case Daily reporters Kristian Silva and Rachael Brown join Stephen Stockwell for a breakdown of Erin Patterson's plea hearing.Seven weeks after her guilty verdict, Patterson has returned to...
Croc Wrangler: Secret recordings and tapped phone calls
Covert recordings of croc wrangler Matt Wright allegedly discussing the destruction of a helicopter maintenance document have been played to the court as his trial nears its end.In this episode...
Croc Wrangler: What happened while Seb was in a coma
In a flurry of activity following the 2022 fatal chopper crash, witnesses have described conflicting accounts of who did what. Specifically, who moved what: a logbook, a document and a diary.In this...
Croc Wrangler: Chopper pilot’s epic four-day examination
Pilot Sebastian Robinson has spent a gruelling four days in the witness box, giving evidence against his former employer, TV star Matt Wright.In this episode, Olivana Lathouris and Stephen Stockwell...
Croc Wrangler: Witnesses describe the chopper crash
A deadly helicopter crash in February 2022 during a croc egg collection mission set in train the events that led to Matt Wright being charged with three counts of attempting to pervert the course of...
Croc Wrangler: The alleged coverup and motive
Celebrity croc wrangler Matt Wright is facing three very specific charges relating to an alleged cover up of evidence. We explain what they are, as well as his alleged motive.In this episode, Darwin...
INTRODUCING the case of the croc wrangler
It's the trial everyone in Darwin is talking about. In February 2022 a helicopter on a crocodile egg collection mission crashed in remote Arnhem Land, killing the egg collector and paralysing the...
Hear Erin's lies to police: record of interview released
Police knew Erin Patterson was being deceptive about her lunch preparation early in their investigation, but they kept a straight face. In today’s episode, we bring you audio of moments in...
All the times Erin allegedly poisoned Simon – and much more
Allegations of prior poisonings, a mysterious cat story, and a survivor's hallucinations. These are just some of the things that have been suppressed from media reporting until today.Now that the...
ANNOUNCING: What’s next for this podcast
You asked, we answered. As the trial of Erin Patterson wrapped up, you made it clear we should keep making this podcast. So we decided we will, and from this weekend it will become The Case Of.We're...
Bonus Q&A: Sentencing, frozen assets, mushroom music
The Mushroom Case Daily mailbag has been overflowing so we are diving back in to answer some of your questions.In this episode Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell explain how the sentencing of Erin...
Mushroom Recap: The Cover-up
Never foraged. Don't own a dehydrator. Bought them at an Asian Grocer. These are just a few of the lies Erin Patterson spun to try to cover herself, once it became clear she was a suspect in a...
Mushroom Recap: The Deadly Decline
Don and Gail Patterson and Heather and Ian Wilkinson had no idea what was ahead for them the afternoon they left Erin's house. They raved about the delicious meal she'd served and went to bed feeling...
Mushroom Recap: The Murder Weapon
A dehydrator and death cap mushrooms are uncommon murder weapons. To use them in preparation for her guests' beef Wellington lunch, Erin Patterson needed to make a plan months before the day.In...
Mushroom Recap: Who is Erin?
Erin Patterson was convicted of triple murder with no known motive. Still, much has been made of the tensions that simmered with her estranged husband Simon Patterson, and frustrations with her...
Mushroom Recap: The Lunch
It started with a homemade meal and ended in a triple murder trial. This is the first chapter in our limited series, retelling the tragic and bizarre case of the mushroom lunch, and its host, Erin...
Rachael, Kristian and Stocky tell you what they really think
We will never know exactly how the jury reached its guilty verdicts, but we can tell you why we think they did.Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell are re-joined by court reporter Kristian Silva for...
The questions we couldn't answer — until now
If the jury didn't hear it, we couldn't talk about it. That's why for weeks we have left certain questions unanswered, even after getting them hundreds — sometimes thousands — of times.Today Stocky...
Exhibits revealed: the evidence that swayed the jury
As Erin Patterson has spent her first night in prison a convicted murderer, the prosecution's exhibits from the trial have been released to the public.In this episode Rachael Brown and Stephen...
The jury returns its verdict for Erin Patterson's 'mushroom murders'
After more than 10 weeks, the jury in Erin Patterson's murder trial has reached their verdict on the three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder.Rachael Brown was in the room as the...
Behind the curtain: Our life in Morwell
When we landed in Morwell 10 weeks ago to make this podcast, we had no idea what was ahead — both inside the courtroom and outside.Turns out a lot of you are curious about the experience of making...
The room where it happens: Jury questions answered
In a closed room in the Latrobe Valley Law Courts, 12 people are deciding if Erin Patterson is guilty or not guilty of murder and attempted murder. In this episode Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell...
The jury retires to consider its verdict
After nine weeks, the jury has retired to consider its verdict: whether Erin Patterson is guilty or not guilty of murder and attempted murder.In this episode Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell talk...
Judging Erin's lies: Our Friday Wrap
As the jury departed for their last weekend at home before deliberations, Justice Christopher Beale gave specific instructions on how they should consider the lies Erin Patterson has told.In our...
The argument the jury was told to ignore
As his charge to the jury ran through its third day, Justice Christopher Beale told the jury to specifically rule out one of the prosecution's arguments, relating to the leftovers she fed her...
Lies, phone resets, dumped evidence: the two explanations
The jury in Erin Patterson's triple murder trial was reminded of her behaviour after the lunch: what the prosecution alleges is incriminating conduct and the defence says was panic.In today's episode,...
How to judge Erin: Justice Beale weighs in
Today Justice Christopher Beale instructed the jury on how to decide whether Erin Patterson is guilty or not guilty. He laid out the principles of law, summarised the key evidence, and even provided...
Kill them all, or reconnect? Our Friday Wrap
The sides in Erin Patterson's triple murder trial delivered their closing addresses this week, with one calling the lunch a sinister deception and the other a friendly family gathering.In this...
Maybe? Likely? Probably? Defence's final bid to the jury
In a final bid to the jury, Erin Patterson's defence barrister argued his client gave honest evidence and did not try to charm or persuade.Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell talk through Colin Mandy...
"Not on trial for being a liar" - defence closing continues
Erin Patterson's defence team has told the jury not to confuse Erin Patterson's lies with the question of whether she is guilty of murder.In the second day of Colin Mandy SC's closing address, he...
Defence zeros in on lack of motive
Prosecutor Dr Nannette Rogers SC finished her closing address, telling the jury there was a final alleged deception by Erin Patterson: how she allegedly deceived the jury from the witness box. The...
"A sinister deception": Prosecution's closing address begins
The prosecution has begun its closing address to the jury, outlining four key deceptions it says underpin Erin Patterson's guilt.Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell recap these four alleged...
The biggest moments of Erin's Evidence: Our Friday Wrap
After eight days and hundreds of questions Erin Patterson has left the witness box, taking the jury a step closer to their deliberationsIn today's episode Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell talk...
Erin Patterson's final words to the jury
The defence rested its case today after arguing a final point about the Enrich clinic where Erin Patterson claimed she was pursuing weight loss surgery in 2023.In today's episode Rachael Brown and...
Late-breaking evidence on Erin's gastric bypass claims
The prosecution has put forward fresh evidence which challenges Erin Patterson's claims she sought assessment for gastric bypass at a Melbourne clinic, Enrich.Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell walk...
Body image, body fluids and body functions: Erin's evidence challenged
Cross examination continued for a third day today, with prosecutor Dr Nanette Rogers interrogating Erin Patterson's claims about weight loss surgery and her body functions in the days after the...
Explaining Erin's evidence: Our Friday wrap
Erin Patterson has spent almost all week in the witness box, facing questions today about whether her relationship with the lunch guests was as positive as she claims.In this episode Rachael Brown and...
The cross examination of Erin Patterson begins
Erin Patterson faced almost an entire day of cross examination from prosecutor Dr Nanette Rogers.In today's episode Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell talk through how the prosecution challenged Erin...
The lies of Erin Patterson explained – in her own words
Erin Patterson explained why she cooked individual beef Wellington’s, lied about having cancer and dumped her dehydrator, as she was taken through the July 2023 lunch in detail today. At the end of...
Erin accepts that death caps were in the lunch
Today, during her second day in the witness box, Erin Patterson accepted that the mushroom meal must have contained death caps.The accused triple murderer also told the jury she foraged for mushrooms...
Erin Patterson takes the stand
Accused triple murderer, Erin Patterson, has given evidence for the first time in her own trial.In today's episode Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell take you through everything Erin told the jury,...
Key moments in the case so far: Our Friday wrap
As the fifth week of trial comes to a close, what is Erin Patterson's defence team most focused on challenging in the prosecution's case against her?Kristian Silva, Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell...
Erin's defence team gets to work
Defence Barrister Colin Mandy has suggested police failed to seize devices from Erin Patterson's home, during the search where she was left alone with one of her phones.In today's episode, Kristian...
Sim card allegedly swapped while police searched Erin’s home
The prosecution alleged today that Erin Patterson handed over a secondary phone when police searched her home after changing sim cards mid-search. The officer in charge of the investigation said they...
Erin Patterson's police interview revealed
Erin Patterson's police interview a week after the 2023 beef Wellington lunch was played to the jury today.Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell step through the key moments of the interview, as well...
Tracking down the mushroom source
The health department official, whose job it is to respond to health risks, read the court her messages to Erin Patterson as she tried to trace the source of the mushrooms used in the deadly...
Everything you need to know about Erin’s messages: Our Friday Wrap
As the fourth week of the trial comes to a close, we walk through all the key messages Erin sent to her Facebook friends, and how they fit into the timeline of events the prosecution has presented to...
"I want nothing to do with them" - Erin’s messages about lunch guests
Facebook messages Erin Patterson sent to friends reveal frustration and anger towards her estranged husband Simon, and two of her lunch guests, Don and Gail Patterson. Kristian Silva and Stephen...
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